Swiss violinist Lisa Schatzman is the concertmaster of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and was the prizewinner of the Concours de Genève in 2004. She is...continue...
Recording information: Künstlerhaus, Boswil, Switzerland (03/05/2013-03/07/2013)....continue...

This recording is a re-issue of the romantic chamber music recording that Lydia Mordkovitch made in 1989 with the pianist Marina Gusak-Grin. It featured pieces...continue...
Recording information: Snape Maltings Concert Hall (02/12/1989-02/14/1989); St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London (02/12/1989-02/14/1989); Snape Maltings Concert Hall (02/13/1996-02/15/1996); St. Mic...continue...

The encore, an end-of-concert ritual, is always highly appreciated by the audience. In a way, through them the listener gets to know the artist a...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre Saint Bonnet, Bourges, France (01/28/2015-01/29/2015)....continue...

Extase Maxima, a fascinating recital from pianist Wilhem Latchoumia, features two original compositions by Wagner and five pieces inspired by his operas. The program, which...continue...
Recording information: Cahors Auditorium (07/2013)....continue...

Roman Trekel's sixth and latest OehmsClassics CD includes many well-known lieder by Richard Strauss as well as the Five Wesendonck Lieder of Richard Wagner. Strauss'...continue...
Recording information: OPS Berlin, Germany (07/25/2011-07/31/2011)....continue...

When one thinks of Richard Wagner, it is easy to imagine the passion, the soaring melodies and the sheer power of the music written by...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium San Domenico, Foligno, Italy (07/15/2013-07/17/2013)....continue...

Amidst the flood of Wagner issues for the 2013 Wagner Bicentennial, this double CD presents an often hidden aspect of opera composer Wagner: his complete...continue...
Recording information: 2012-05-12_2012-05-13&2012-....continue...

American Record Guide, November/December 2013I first came across young Alois Mnhlbacher by way of YouTube videos of him singing the arias for the Queen of...continue...
Recording information: Monastery of St. Florian (2012)....continue...

Juan Gillermo Vizcarra is one of the leading Peruvian pianists of his generation, whose performances have been heard far beyond his native land. He has...continue...
Recording information: Winspear Hall, Univerity of North Texas (07/17/2012-07/19/2012)....continue...

One of the most romantic episodes in the eventful life of Richard Wagner was his 1850's romantic idyll with Mathilde Wesendonck, the wife of his...continue...
Recording information: Brussels (07/08/2012-07/11/2012)....continue...

The internationally renowned baritone Franz Grundheber has long been a staple of the operatic scene. With this CD he shows himself to also be a...continue...
Recording information: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany (09/2003)....continue...

American Record Guide, March / April 2013The remaining works on the program are generally good, too. The Schoenberg Suite is more consistent, full of good...continue...
Recording information: Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany (10/07/2010-10/09/2010); Niederberg Forum, Velbert, Germany (11/15/2010-11/17/2010)....continue...

American Record Guide, May/June 2013The program notes to this idiosyncratic recording confront the problem of a young professional pianist trying to break into a performing...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, BR München, Germany (11/2011)....continue...

On Generation, mother and son Renate Behle and Daniel Behle perform various operatic excerpts. For more than fifteen years Renate Behle has been one of...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio, Zürich (10/04/2011-10/06/2011)....continue...

Danish mezzo-soprano Pia Heise studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music in London. She offers a program of...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, England (11/21/2011-11/23/2011)....continue...

"This is not my story. This is everybody's story" - E. Huckle. Huckle's passion for singing developed at an early age, but was nearly derailed...continue...
Recording information: Northamptonshire, England (02/2008)....continue...

When Marie-Nicole Lemieux won the Queen Elisabeth Singing Competition in 1998, nobody knew she would become the contralto of her generation, and nobody knew that...continue...
Recording information: Studio Tibor Varga, Sion, Switzerland (08/19/2000-08/23/2000)....continue...

This sensational new release from cellist Alban Gerhardt recaptures the novelty of the much-loved encores performed by Pablo Casals. Casals, one of the world's greatest...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (06/25/2010-06/27/2010)....continue...